1.Short
title; table of contents
(a)This Act may be cited as the Green Jobs and Infrastructure Act of
2008
.
(b)The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of
contents.
Sec. 2. Definition of Secretary.
TITLE I—Clean technology manufacturing incentive
program
Sec. 101. Clean technology manufacturing incentive
program.
TITLE II—High-performance building block grants
Sec. 201. High-performance building block grants.
TITLE III—Green energy jobs
Sec. 301. Clean Energy Service Corps.
Sec. 302. Green jobs.
2.In this Act, the
term Secretary means the Secretary of Energy.
<enum>I</enum><header>Clean technology
manufacturing incentive program</header>
<section id="ID2925C0923096448DBF59FFA665D02FAA"><enum>101.</enum><header>Clean
technology manufacturing incentive program</header>
<subsection id="ID7DC8D86405E34637BA0B313ED4617042"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Loans</header><text>The
Secretary shall provide loans to manufacturers to help finance the cost
of—</text>
<paragraph id="id4ACE33ED716B452685BB8E76C90CBAD6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>reequipping,
expanding, or establishing (including applicable engineering costs) a
manufacturing facility in the United States to produce clean technology
products and the significant component parts of those products,
including—</text>
<subparagraph id="id6E8940119DB5414BB9A0260BFAA3D939"><enum>(A)</enum><text>wind
turbines;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id336361C9132F41D987EF29B8C0C5212C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>solar energy
products;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4607D13A92EA45AB91BE0697CE91FF60"><enum>(C)</enum><text>fuel
cells;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB618806F2B484C3291B8772BAA94B3BC"><enum>(D)</enum><text>advanced
batteries and storage devices;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5F606A7C4DDD4831B2EE0D41F9894CE8"><enum>(E)</enum><text>biomass
engines;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID92e6a2b3ffc148d49f9f5576f78047e8"><enum>(F)</enum><text>geothermal
equipment;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc0b7a0fa50c7471bb0e264d168be8b39"><enum>(G)</enum><text>ocean energy
equipment;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf6fc3fb6b08e4003924658a30c58b056"><enum>(H)</enum><text>carbon capture
and storage;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3FE21975CEBB4AA198762ACEE44CC942"><enum>(I)</enum><text>energy efficiency
products, including appliances and products that are used to increase energy
efficiency by at least 30 percent over a baseline product (and significant
components of the appliances and products), subject to the condition that the
parts shall be integral to the overall efficiency of the end product;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa56342d667ac4db790896389e3b30077"><enum>(J)</enum><text>products for
retrofitting a manufacturing facility to improve industrial processes and
create greater energy efficiency through the use of technologies,
including—</text>
<clause id="IDca2dc6fb96e14927bde3793b3659d8f4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>combined heat and
power systems;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID54793f643f1f4ef1801d8d88d4d449df"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>natural gas
pressure recovery;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID3fd93c58b24b4131845d8c124eebfc5a"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>advanced
cogeneration;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDce45fc8d24fd4513bc7f5e52859a3400"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>gasification;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDf448174af4c5461eae122b94b080fe1e"><enum>(v)</enum><text>anaerobic
digestion; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDf7563eaaa5cb4c1b86cb1d249b47340a"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>landfill gas
recovery; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id22A5CDE1D38E4455BCF28807F3E41441"><enum>(2)</enum><text>improving the
energy-efficiency of the industrial processes of the manufacturers other than
through the production of products and component parts described in paragraph
(1)(J).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID566ABCCBF4AB4AE58F4897C46305CA2D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Period of
availability</header><text>A loan under subsection (a) shall apply to—</text>
<paragraph id="ID4623EA3D1F8F4F01AC65D682F717C076"><enum>(1)</enum><text>facilities and
equipment placed in service before December 30, 2012; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID008ACD80C1C74746B17C9FE25F0067A1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>clean technology
retooling costs, retrofitting costs, worker training costs, and other costs
described in subsection (a) incurred during the period beginning on the date of
enactment of this Act and ending on December 30, 2020.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID2D3ACCFF72AD4870814F1EBE87EAC2C2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Direct loan
program</header>
<paragraph id="IDDBCF1EEC23DA4EBBA35FEF25DC434246"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
Act, subject to the availability of appropriated funds, the Secretary shall
carry out a program to provide a total of not more than $50,000,000,000 in
loans to eligible individuals and entities (as determined by the Secretary) for
the costs of activities described in subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID20C9FC26A715416889512B844654B910"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Application</header><text>An
applicant for a loan under this section shall submit to the Secretary an
application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as
the Secretary may require, including a written assurance that the wages and
benefits that will be provided to each individual that is employed by the
applicant (including a contractor or subcontractor) in carrying out activities
described in subsection (a) are at least equal to the average in the area, as
determined by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDA6193256E0F142FB8D9749CCFCB2789B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Selection of
eligible projects</header><text>The Secretary shall select eligible projects to
receive loans under this subsection in cases in which, as determined by the
Secretary, the loan recipient—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID3A064EFBF1F04894B9CB024131449BA0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has a viable
market for the product or component described in subsection (a);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2B282D5F08B34A8E92B916FC6DB6C7D7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>will provide
sufficient information to the Secretary for the Secretary to ensure that the
qualified investment is expended efficiently and effectively;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA08535634B014772B8B4E2797CB84899"><enum>(C)</enum><text>will provide such
information as the Secretary may request to demonstrate that the qualified
investment will preserve or create jobs; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9D35BB5D52C741E9B8FA652524BB2A59"><enum>(D)</enum><text>has met such
other criteria as may be established and published by the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID83B65DDE7B444330A9AFE1F559044AF9"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Rates, terms,
and repayment of loans</header><text>A loan provided under this
subsection—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDA038CBEE38114EA58259AF7E7226AB17"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall have an
interest rate that, as of the date on which the loan is made, is equal to the
cost of funds to the Department of the Treasury for obligations of comparable
maturity;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5E32F4677DFC407696B6AEB15E5E126D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall have a term
equal to the lesser of—</text>
<clause id="ID2BDDB543E6B44124BE864A7B6BF64364"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
projected life, in years, of the eligible project to be carried out using funds
from the loan, as determined by the Secretary; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID19B1990E810C4F87A63782ADCC736351"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>25
years;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID06E1D7E70879495686C0870B6BF2EF6C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>may be subject to
a deferral in repayment for not more than 5 years after the date on which the
eligible project carried out using funds from the loan first begins operations,
as determined by the Secretary;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDB7C846DA9E2347FDAB0B6FD8E9499973"><enum>(D)</enum><text>shall be made by
the Federal Financing Bank; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9993DA9B418744758645D49B1AA47B85"><enum>(E)</enum><text>shall be repaid
in full if the loan recipient moves production of activities described in
subsection (a) outside of the United States during the term of the loan.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDC80710F228E44897A76F44C6C93BFCEE"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Fees</header><text>Administrative
costs shall be no more than $100,000 or 10 basis point of the loan.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID858716D342FE4A3796948ACE6DD2C30A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In
making loans to manufacturers under this section, the Secretary—</text>
<paragraph id="id4496F2E1388F4686963697CFE3F01169"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall give
priority to those facilities that are located in regions with the highest
unemployment rates; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9AA39628D2EA4641B7639DD81D752155"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may provide
awards or loan to facilities that are idle.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id875D45366D494D758126DAA66AE47340"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Manufacturing
Extension Partnership program</header><text>In carrying out this section, the
Secretary shall coordinate with the Secretary of Commerce in carrying out the
Manufacturing Extension Partnership program established under sections 25 and
26 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k,
278<added-phrase reported-display-style="italic">l</added-phrase>).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idE8B66FB984954BA2A9EB14A3443B1E3F"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<paragraph id="idB23A6E735C054F3B9204016DC3C00EA1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not later
than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, on October 1, 2009, and
on each October 1 thereafter through October 1, 2012, out of any funds in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall
transfer to the Secretary for the cost of loans and loan guarantees to carry
out this section such sums as are necessary to provide the amount of loans
authorized under subsection (c)(1), to remain available until expended.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDDDDB9AFAA4B2435EB9C6E3EA8D700BC2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Receipt and
acceptance</header><text>The Secretary shall be entitled to receive, shall
accept, and shall use to carry out this section the funds transferred under
paragraph (1), without further appropriation.
<added-phrase reported-display-style="italic"></added-phrase></text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>High-performance
building block grants</header>
<section id="ID13517EA4DAC14FD1AF1C74D2A1BB063E"><enum>201.</enum><header>High-performance
building block grants</header>
<subsection id="idC95367EA23D649C491FC112AA976DFEF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title V of the Energy
Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–140; 121 Stat. 1655) is
amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDA2A809798B44ABEB70803DC59B8A06F" style="OLC">
<subtitle id="id8BCAD81939CC43269D8814C10F29746D"><enum>F</enum><header>High-performance
building block grants</header>
<section id="id4BFDD3E16452485890580B22C6EA668E"><enum>551.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text>
<paragraph id="ID84EB9DB7A7744339B33DE63D0BAF35ED"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible
entity</header><text>The term <term>eligible entity</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID305B6E6504914787AA465C771902C315"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an eligible unit
of local government;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDBFE43A9468C84742B5AB4F071CBEE7DD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an Indian tribe
or Native Hawaiian community;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE6B0268912024DC2BC0670AD53D2F311"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a utility system;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7C99E1048DD14CABAC3C5C19EFD9D563"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a public-private
partnership.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID069BBD184F52466E93CCA8EA1F8BF4B0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible unit
of local government</header><text>The term <term>eligible unit of local
government</term> means any political subdivision of a State.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF466C47E628147BEBD59DE2EEED301EB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Energy-efficient;
energy efficiency</header><text>The terms <term>energy-efficient</term> and
<term>energy efficiency</term> with respect to a building, facility, process,
or other activity, mean that the building, facility, process, or other activity
uses technology or practices to reduce energy use by at least 20
percent.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8CB6F109BE554F29B26B4987C798D713"><enum>(4)</enum><header>High-performance
building</header><text>The term <term>high-performance building</term> means
the construction or retrofitting of a facility in a manner that achieves energy
efficiency through—</text>
<subparagraph id="id93CD15BC0E8A4D019546B44AA73AB70E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an energy
efficiency retrofitting activity; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4FD629032C8D4E9BA70621993B5A11A9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the installation
and use of a renewable energy technology.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID72864AAC7856407099122BE9F12778BA"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Indian
tribe</header><text>The term <term>Indian tribe</term> has the meaning given
the term in section 4 of the <act-name parsable-cite="ISDA">Indian
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act</act-name> (25 U.S.C.
450b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9765B2D64D214A8799815D529EEC22D0"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Program</header><text>The
term <term>program</term> means the High-Performance Building Block Grant
Program established under section 552(a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDED20B8730F37431BA2ACEB9D194E8AA8"><enum>(7)</enum><header>State</header><text>The
term <term>State</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDF1A842EB733242588333C11F528743EA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDCE9F3B5EE7CD4E13B7B2B83B7F567BB6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the District of
Columbia;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID858CA392A4804A5EBC46263A8C06E931"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5E7931B8384740C5AAFDB230DEECFCEC"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any other
territory or possession of the United States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8DED03D953D14C82A2CFF6913BCC962F"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Utility
system</header><text>The term <term>utility system</term> has the meaning given
the term in section 2688(i) of title 10, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="IDE157F8A9F4614E60ABDF56F7B415F59F"><enum>552.</enum><header>High-performance
building block grant program</header>
<subsection id="ID52F74D67A46B4B31ADAA02379C2031A8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Secretary shall establish a program, to be known as the <quote>High-Performance
Building Block Grant Program</quote>, under which the Secretary shall provide
grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities in accordance with this
subtitle.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID106A6495E1E2483C87FD208A2F8C8508"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The
purpose of the program shall be to assist eligible entities in implementing
large-scale, multi-building residential and commercial projects to improve and
provide high-performance building, green building, and renewable energy
services and financing to homeowners and small businesses.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id4B85461489994CB981FCD1CCFC187F25"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In
carrying out this section, the Secretary shall give priority for grants to
projects that—</text>
<paragraph id="idDC2D573393924F1995581C92DBEFDDAC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>include a cost
recovery mechanism (such as on-bill financing);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id04A8D106E8864464B3D38025AC67A4D7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>use certified
contractors; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id62158531837C4012A41D10FA948DCAA2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>use products
produced domestically.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID3C0864A6ADEE4631A6B16A5278FB079A"><enum>553.</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">An eligible entity may
use a grant received under this subtitle to carry out activities to achieve the
purposes of the program, including—</text>
<paragraph id="ID3231C2F63A3F4A4BA4D305F74A0CC0E4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>development and
implementation of a high-performance building strategy under section
554(b);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd5a1874b61b2495a85eeb24cbc8a1771"><enum>(2)</enum><text>coordination with
other Federal or State programs to develop and implement that strategy;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID19D6BF8222AE47BCA10E111B47702B27"><enum>(3)</enum><text>retaining
technical consultant services to assist the eligible entity in the development
of such a strategy, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDDA57A707E1BC435E931540F87046E008"><enum>(A)</enum><text>formulation of
high-performance building goals;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDF7754BF2EF0046B299E44C4F00A3DEB2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identification of
strategies to achieve those goals—</text>
<clause id="IDA46BBF3E9A8849DFB6C874105853AF76"><enum>(i)</enum><text>through efforts
to increase high-performance building; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDA3B866FEB52047F3BAA45B0C8496A93D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by encouraging
behavioral changes among the population served by the eligible entity;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDDB96EC9CF19147818C8E36C4F16A7552"><enum>(C)</enum><text>development of
methods to measure progress in achieving the goals;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8E600E5310E4457C8D9A728A377005F1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>development and
publication of annual reports to the population served by the eligible entity
describing—</text>
<clause id="ID983E04CFD16445A193F3412DFBC6715B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the strategies
and goals; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID4237A6B88DFA49A7A2295783CB33F83F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the progress
made in achieving the strategies and goals during the preceding calendar year;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID90170A43212E473D90F05C7002EF9806"><enum>(E)</enum><text>other services to
assist in the implementation of the high-performance building strategy;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDAD0F66740A2A4ED9ACD11FCE04356B13"><enum>(4)</enum><text>conducting
residential and commercial building energy audits;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5C7951E47F5845BE8CBBA0845BFF7C08"><enum>(5)</enum><text>establishment of
cost recovery systems and other financial incentive programs for
high-performance building improvements;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDCD9EE6FEFFC24606AF56684E0CB1E257"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the provision of
grants to nonprofit organizations and governmental agencies for the purpose of
performing high-performance building retrofits;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID94344B3D07E04D96B9E300A4520C4B99"><enum>(7)</enum><text>development and
implementation of high-performance building programs for buildings and
facilities within the jurisdiction of the eligible entity, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="id03BA0AB4260E4C5498267AD3BF723F2B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>retrofitting;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDC7E4A33973984E9B90A6396D11A9BE23"><enum>(B)</enum><text>design and
operation of the programs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9F75AE6BB8DB474A894A4A63CEB6B624"><enum>(C)</enum><text>identifying the
most effective methods for achieving maximum participation and efficiency
rates;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDD7EF496AEAB94DE9B7629555C99E2F90"><enum>(D)</enum><text>public
education;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDC0785436B1A7469CA12695B5CF1D7CD8"><enum>(E)</enum><text>measurement and
verification protocols; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID89CCD46818614A46A580DBA1F2C8174A"><enum>(F)</enum><text>identification of
smart energy efficient technologies;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID00B39A72CBA34106B972F5917C3714B8"><enum>(8)</enum><text>application and
implementation of energy distribution technologies that significantly increase
high-performance building, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID14681465748B480C97C11C93E247FB6E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>distributed
resources; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDF2A83EC9C95C47BDB713EF1DFD6DD169"><enum>(B)</enum><text>district heating
and cooling systems;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID76362A1923324534BB9E34270DFD4BE5"><enum>(9)</enum><text>activities to
increase participation and efficiency rates for material conservation programs,
including source reduction, recycling, and recycled content procurement
programs that lead to increases in high-performance building;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2e4e7d6ae0384ac6b7ad1d0b863be988"><enum>(10)</enum><text>coordination of
or cooperation with programs to train workers to participate in projects
involving high-performance buildings;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7783053194864161BB0218B053CF73C5"><enum>(11)</enum><text>development,
implementation, and installation on or in any private building within the
jurisdiction of the eligible entity of onsite renewable energy technology that
generates electricity from renewable resources, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID9D96A8B3FB814DE5920E8EFB0A8F366C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>solar
energy;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0400864B80174874A98D7D7DC0FA13BA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>wind
energy;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDDD0F7AECCE8C457B8C17A7B8B281DFD2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>fuel
cells;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDDB19C54CD03F46ECABD6949E6510E141"><enum>(D)</enum><text>biomass;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id09D7F9B2F56C41E7A620364DC8FF89F1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>geothermal
energy; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID9072B03AC0014D31B2A9EDA55292307F"><enum>(12)</enum><text>any other
appropriate activity, as determined by the Secretary, in consultation
with—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID93E8AACF9DC940A2AC52401A92E478C5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Administrator
of the Environmental Protection Agency;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDBA11D4A2DBBC420E9F44B516882931C1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary of
Transportation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6E829A19C14546228E58EF31334FEE4C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4475ED06B380414A94FFDB2AA36BF4BA"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the Secretary of
Labor.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="IDE2BAFE656EEC4D35B10B49A9839AC837"><enum>554.</enum><header>Requirements
for grants</header>
<subsection id="ID7B47F0AFEE5544B2AAFBF12F0D46BEC4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Applications</header><text>To
be eligible to receive a grant under this subtitle, an eligible entity shall
submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as the Secretary may require.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID8CBAEAFF369D45A492F0FEB009BC9A5B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Strategy</header>
<paragraph id="ID08508152018948D0B4EDFB22DBB6A839"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Proposed
strategy</header>
<subparagraph id="ID2804C34302F445ADB603A15091E3DF67"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Before receiving a grant under this subtitle, an eligible
entity shall submit to the Secretary a proposed high-performance building
strategy in accordance with this paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDEC163AF84D1B4A3A9888162A75D3F970"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The
proposed strategy under subparagraph (A) shall include—</text>
<clause id="ID48BEADA7BA204E91B8F83E5D3352BF75"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
description of the goals of the eligible entity, in accordance with the
purposes of this subtitle, for increased high-performance building in the
jurisdiction of the eligible entity; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID638424C382794E94B48145548ACDA073"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a plan for the
use of the grant to assist the eligible entity in achieving those goals, in
accordance with section 553.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8C62FB43CBD34F7C80062F2516A669DE"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In
developing the strategy under subparagraph (A), an eligible entity
shall—</text>
<clause id="IDBB1249294C4146979BAFD415EB6F4A5A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>take into account
any plans for the use of funds by adjacent eligible entities that receive
grants under the program; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDF230D20909FB4D5D968193CD2CBC70BB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>coordinate and
share information with the State in which the eligible entity is located
regarding activities carried out using the grant to maximize the
high-performance building benefits under this subtitle.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDF4B83B17C9914A888C46A3BC0F8947ED"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Approval by
Secretary</header>
<subparagraph id="IDB7E98F44CCD749B4B079DCE130BCA9E3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall approve or disapprove a proposed
strategy under paragraph (1) by not later than 120 days after the date of
submission of the proposed strategy.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID724F4792664C433CB75B6091ECD7F5A1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Disapproval</header><text>If
the Secretary disapproves a proposed strategy under subparagraph (A)—</text>
<clause id="ID0B67AE80253D4794AB61C6AC5B74831E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Secretary
shall provide to the eligible entity the reasons for the disapproval;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDCDC41E659ED64C85B5870FE79EF1C47A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the eligible
entity may revise and resubmit the proposed strategy as many times as necessary
until the Secretary approves a proposed strategy.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID88C27F5CB1FF4CE69C8A34C0946787E5"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>The
Secretary shall not provide to an eligible entity any grant under the program
until a proposed strategy of the eligible entity is approved by the Secretary
under this paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDA462338C4CD4479A954A51DBAB0066B3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitations on
use of funds</header><text>Of amounts provided to an eligible entity under the
program, the eligible entity may use—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID91D6E1E5EDB04D3AB1288407462B1E28"><enum>(A)</enum><text>10 percent for
administrative expenses, excluding the cost of meeting the reporting
requirements of this subtitle; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDA7E0026C0E424789BA6810D5B761F2C7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any amount for
the establishment of revolving loan funds to carry out activities described in
section 553.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8F576E716869447598C2C38E3534699C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Annual
report</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date on which funds are
initially provided to an eligible entity under the program, and annually
thereafter, the eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary a report
describing—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDD052AA20B852440B9A05624ADAD0E9CB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the status of
development and implementation of the high-performance building strategy of the
eligible entity;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3BC8893DAD8D4944A8C98C6B0E5137C0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>as practicable,
an assessment of high-performance building gains within the jurisdiction of the
eligible entity; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7f1925dc4ec149058e24d3b0ccb38487"><enum>(C)</enum><text>as practicable,
an assessment of job training strategies and job creation relating to the
high-performance building strategy of the eligible entity.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDCA9B902EF5954C41ACC5F6120C5124D6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Construction
requirement</header>
<paragraph id="IDBAFBD0AAE8EF473693D51E6DA38F6049"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>To be eligible to receive a grant under the program, each
eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary a written assurance that all
laborers and mechanics employed by any contractor or subcontractor of the
eligible entity during any construction, alteration, or repair activity funded,
in whole or in part, by the grant shall be paid wages at rates not less than
the prevailing wages for similar construction activities in the locality, as
determined by the Secretary of Labor, in accordance with sections 3141 through
3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 40, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0FAE86ABE491419181B52791D1013A3A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Secretary of
labor</header><text>With respect to the labor standards referred to in
paragraph (1), the Secretary of Labor shall have the authority and functions
described in—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID4642324E7E584F04B4E3FB45EE254E05"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Reorganization
Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (5 U.S.C. 903 note); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4078D08374964263901FE516D21B013B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>section 3145 of
title 40, United States Code.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDA42D6A5FAE9440D88F8CA67821D1D2D6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In
providing grants under this subtitle, the Secretary shall give priority to
eligible entities—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7BCA3A2302ED40108F8AD89DFEF453E9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>that plan to
carry out projects that would result in significant high-performance building
improvements and retrofits on a large scale; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD61191B092CC470AB8F6F518DC954E19"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in regions with
higher rates of unemployment and housing foreclosures.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID969F78B199B5460F91D6273A2491AC4B"><enum>555.</enum><header>Review and
evaluation</header>
<subsection id="ID181F2EA8F39343158B00DECCC17634FD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary may review and evaluate the performance of
any eligible entity that receives a grant under the program, including by
conducting an audit, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDBA3B3D5C54894C91BC23AC468E0171D8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Withholding of
funds</header><text>The Secretary may withhold from an eligible entity any
portion of a grant to be provided to the eligible entity under the program if
the Secretary determines that the eligible entity has failed to achieve
compliance with—</text>
<paragraph id="ID8DEBD2118C244AB5B018DEF05712459F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>any applicable
guideline or regulation of the Secretary relating to the program, including the
misuse or misappropriation of funds provided under the program; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDC0C3CB7D465F44F589FC8319079AAB87"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the
high-performance building strategy of the eligible entity.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID331F29D57B55486EBAFDA260FA56047C"><enum>556.</enum><header>Funding</header>
<subsection id="idBF418E8ADD2741058B6E2619B3F45860"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Mandatory
funding</header>
<paragraph id="id11F0D4052600404E85BBA8E0E4069489"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of
this subtitle, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the
Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary to carry out this
section $1,000,000,000 to remain available until expended.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7B76C79909994DBCB8809DC65DC1E552"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Receipt and
acceptance</header><text>The Secretary shall be entitled to receive, shall
accept, and shall use to carry out this section the funds transferred under
paragraph (1), without further appropriation.
<added-phrase reported-display-style="italic"></added-phrase></text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID148D1693CF764C2F91047BD6AC12387C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Discretionary
funding</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this
subtitle $1,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2013.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDDD05ABA3943B4481970E64A20EFCD595"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Maintenance of
funding</header><text>The funding provided under this subtitle shall supplement
(and not supplant) other Federal funding provided under—</text>
<paragraph id="ID08FEEAEAD92B4478AC55FDE6162CC7C9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a State energy
conservation plan established under part D of title III of the
<act-name parsable-cite="EPCA">Energy Policy and Conservation Act</act-name>
(42 U.S.C. 6321 et seq.); or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID214CB8F0348644D591447F0BA418F1F5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the
Weatherization Assistance Program for Low-Income Persons established under part
A of title IV of the <act-name parsable-cite="ECPA">Energy Conservation and
Production Act</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 6861 et
seq.).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id130898F7FA794FB29DC0E3E155BE74EE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The table of contents of the Energy Independence and
Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17001 note) is amended by adding at the end of
the items relating to title V the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ide278db50-b223-4493-bcf0-e1adf404ffc0" style="OLC">
<toc>
<toc-entry idref="id8BCAD81939CC43269D8814C10F29746D" level="subtitle">Subtitle F—High-performance building block grants</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="id4BFDD3E16452485890580B22C6EA668E" level="section">Sec. 551. Definitions.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="IDE157F8A9F4614E60ABDF56F7B415F59F" level="section">Sec. 552. High-performance building block grant
program.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="ID3C0864A6ADEE4631A6B16A5278FB079A" level="section">Sec. 553. Use of funds.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="IDE2BAFE656EEC4D35B10B49A9839AC837" level="section">Sec. 554. Requirements for grants.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="ID969F78B199B5460F91D6273A2491AC4B" level="section">Sec. 555. Review and evaluation.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="ID331F29D57B55486EBAFDA260FA56047C" level="section">Sec. 556.
Funding.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Green energy
jobs</header>
<section id="idB0A017AB02A14B36831508BE754084E0"><enum>301.</enum><header>Clean Energy
Service Corps</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 122(a)
of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12572(a)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id4A88CBD6252046689F7B592B051DD886"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (15) as paragraph (16); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4BD0E8DFFC224E1C9AE071F9BDC2E9FB"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (14) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAE379450AFA54AEB82CD1DAF084CB753" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id7B1570FCBA9B456F8FEA7ABF81EFBAE6"><enum>(15)</enum><text>A Clean Energy
Service Corps program in which—</text>
<subparagraph id="id10BBCF90E888497E904D01C31242B483"><enum>(A)</enum><text>participants—</text>
<clause id="id677CCC0D3EB4463F8CC4036EC0992008"><enum>(i)</enum><text>encourage or
promote clean energy technologies; or</text>
</clause><clause id="idCDFDF42C28EE413DAD6DB4E77F3B8399"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>enable
communities and nonprofit organizations to assist business owners and
households in matters relating to clean energy technologies, and in becoming
more energy efficient; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF85488BEC5B7498FACFED4C2E4C3CF35"><enum>(B)</enum><text>priority is
provided for programs that enroll corps participants who will be trained for
careers that promote a sustainable
economy.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="id80BABF3C33F74393BF8988C32F8B5278"><enum>302.</enum><header>Green
jobs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 171(e)(8) of the
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2916(e)(8)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idCCD82862EC514651B6762670F03830F6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively,
and indenting appropriately; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7FD04588C68E45C281D7DA289741B96D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(8)</quote> and all that
follows through <quote>of which—</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5A5C043715DC4D75BC55524713975ABF" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="idD5DD05F1775143D38251CB11008ADAB1"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<subparagraph id="id3A9EF1878A2341F3B95131B08CE64400"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Mandatory
funding</header>
<clause id="id7AF317330E1542CAB37CBD5DDB40D20D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of the
<short-title>Green Jobs and Infrastructure Act of
2008</short-title>, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary to
carry out this subsection $250,000,000, to remain available until
expended.</text>
</clause><clause id="id9E695C7C15A840CFA8A8C09957FBD936"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Receipt and
acceptance</header><text>The Secretary shall be entitled to receive, shall
accept, and shall use to carry out this subsection the funds transferred under
clause (i), without further appropriation.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2F407E986BD24463B9687E823AE679B1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Discretionary
funding</header><text>In addition to the amount made available under
subparagraph (A), there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this
subsection $125,000,000 for each fiscal year.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFDD428415C874941B9A93BC0D4252E11"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Allocation</header><text>Of
the amount available under subparagraph (A) or (B) for a fiscal
year—</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section>